Archer – 8.5/10

For me, any show featuring the voice of H. Jon. Benjamin (Bob’s Burgers) is going to be entertaining but this aesthetically pleasing, animated comedy about the world’s ‘greatest’ secret agent is particularly special.

Even under the guise of occasional crassness, the comedy is reasonably clever, the plots interesting and the overall dynamics between the characters incredibly rewarding. With a stable fist four seasons centred on ISIS, the reformatting of the show for each of the subsequent seasons (having currently aired seven) allows the show to maintain originality, even if it sacrifices some of the initial charm that made ‘Archer’ great and lowers the overall rating for the show.

Dips in quality can be expected for a lot of shows though, and the most recent season has re-established ‘Archer’ as the energetically intelligent programme I know it to be. Set to continue until the tenth season there’s still plenty of ‘Archer’ to come (phrasing) and still plenty of time to catch up.